In accepting the award from designer Tom Ford, Paltrow said, “We’re living in very interesting times. We need to rely on each other and we need to go into our communities and help and lift each other up. There are people who really need us, which is why I am here tonight.”

The evening also featured remarks from Biel who spoke about the dangers low-income families face without access to basic necessities.

“As a mom, I can’t imagine having to wash and reuse diapers for my baby,” said Biel. “Mothers do what we have to do and we get it done. Hearing the stories of these families broke my heart but also energized me, knowing that I could be a part of their solution. And you can, too.”

In addition to Paul Mitchell, the event was sponsored by Nordstrom, Buccellati, Volvo Cars, and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation, at 3Labs in Culver City, Calif, and was designed by Los Angeles’ top event producer, Yifat Oren of Oren Co.

Baby2Baby, which provides essential items to low-income families, raised nearly $4 million to support its work providing basic essentials to children living in poverty.